6:30 pm

Join EXCEL and welcome guest moderator Matthew VanBesien, President of UMS, for a discussion and Q&A with Donagh Collins. Collins is chief executive at Askonas Holt, one of the world's leading artist management companies with clients including Joyce DiDonato, Yo-Yo Ma, and Emanuel Ax.

5:00 pm

This 90-minute workshop will explore what a business model is; why a strong model is absolutely critical to anyone interested in launching a new product, service, business, or social venture; and how to develop an effective business model. Participants will learn how to use Alex Osterwalder’s Business Model Canvas, a valuable one-page tool for generating